Trickster: The Fool's Wager

A duel of nerve, dressed in tarot. Trickster is a trick-taking card game from the Preference family, reimagined with hand-painted tarot art and a warm, candle-lit table. Every hand, you wager exactly how many tricks you intend to win — bid too high and the debt drags you down, bid zero and survive untouched for a clean reward. There is no luck-only safety net: the must-trump rule forces hard choices, and a single wild card can flip a round on its head. BID THE EXACT TRUTH • Round sizes climb from 1 card up to a full hand and back down again. • Declare the precise number of tricks you'll take — the last bidder can't make the table's bids add up to the hand size, so someone is always squeezed. • Hit your bid for a big reward, overbid for scraps, underbid and pay the debt. MASTER THE TABLE • Follow suit when you can, trump when you must — you can't duck a void if you hold a trump. • The…